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Turns out the most impressive guest at the 2014 Emmys may have been a Brazilian blogger who operates under the name of a character from an classic film. (Several signs point to it being the secret identity of James Cimino, a reporter from São Paulo.)

Who says hearing your phone go off repeatedly at 5 a.m. is a bad thing? For the cast of Glee, it was music to their ears.

"I was aroused from a deep sleep!" Jane Lynch, who was nominated for best supporting actress in a comedy and also for her guest spot on Two and a Half Men tells PEOPLE about hearing the good news. "It's always a surprise and it's always exciting."

Costar Matthew Morrison, who was nominated for best lead actor in a comedy, prepped himself for Thursday's big announcement by going for a 7-mile run "to clear my thoughts," he says. "You try to not put too much importance on something like this and I want to say it doesn't matter to me, but I can't seem to wipe this smile off my face right now!"

But Morrison and Lynch weren't basking in Emmy bliss by themselves – the hit FOX show received 19 nominations, prompting the cast to share their excitement with a "text message chain [that] is going crazy!" says Morrison.